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H. T. BEBB BURNING RACK March 29, 1932.

Original Filed Nov. 2, 1928 Reissued Mar. 29, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HARRY T. IBEBB, OF CANTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE CANTON STAMPING & ENAMEL- ING COMPANY, OF CANTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO V v BURNING RACK Original No. 1,738,030, dated December 3, 1929, Serial No. 316,86, filed November 2, 1923.

reissue filed December 3, 1931. Serial No. 578,835.

My invention relates to burning racks for supporting enamelware from a conveyor which transports the racks and enamelware carried thereon into and out of a kiln.

More particularly the conveyor may be a continuous conveyor, and the kiln may be a continuous or tunnel kiln.

In order that the total number of enamelware pieces burned per hour'in any particular kiln be a maximum, particularly in; a tunnel kiln, it is desirable that a burning rack structure and arrangement be provided which.

These and ancillary objects are attained in the present invention, a preferred embodiment of which is hereinafter set forth in detail, and is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation view illustrating the improved burning rack; and

Fig. 2, a detached fragmentary perspective View more clearly illustrating the self-connecting members of the rack.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawings. I

The conveyor indicated generally at 10 may be a continuous conveyor whichcontinuously passes into and out of a continuous or I tunnel kiln.

Application for that each of the outer and upwardly opening bends 1 1 may be self-connected with one of another set of interchangeable rack members, that is, the depending rack tray suspending frames 15. a

Each frame 15 is preferably rectangular in shape, andmay be formed of wire, and includes spaced side members 16 and 16, respectively, a bottom member 17, and a top member 18.

The side and bottom members are preferably straight, and the top member 18, has preferably formed in the central portion thereof, a stop yoke 19 opening downwardly and extending upwardly in use; and each yoke isadapted to be self-connected with one of the upwardly opening bends 14 of a W hook for suspending a frame 15, and the yoke when used in another position is adapted for stopping swaying of the rack structure made by the several rack members as will hereinafter be set forth.

The remaining set of interchangeable rack members are the rack trays 20, each of which preferably includes laterally spaced longitudinally extending angle side members 21 and 21, the ends of which are connected by end bars 22, thus forming a rectangular rack tray and a plurality of longitudinally spaced ware supporting pins 23 extend upwardly gil'om each of the tray side members 21 and Spaced downwardly opening tray suspending hooks 24 are secured to each end bar 22.

Similarly, upwardly opening suspending frame supporting hooks 25 are secured to each end bar 22.

Each suspending hook 524: is preferably formed integral with a supporting hook 25 bybending the opposite ends of a verticall extending strip 26, and each strip 26 is preerably secured at its central portion upon the outer face of one of-the end bars 22.

.Each pair of suspending hooks 24 is adapted for self-connection with the bottom mem bar-17 of one of the suspending frames 15,

"for suspending the particular tray 20 from one pair of suspending frames 15-.

Each pair of supporting hooks 25 is adapted for self-connection with the outer ends of a top member 18 of another suspending frame 15, for suspending from the particu lar tray 20, another pair of suspending frames 15, so that another tray 20 may be suspended below the next upper tray 20.

When the frames 15 are used for suspendinga tray below another tray,each u' ward- 1y extending stop yoke 19 is positione' oppoself-connectingrack members, a tiered rack having any number of tiers of trays 20 may he suspended between each pair of .o posite upwardly opening bends 14 on the hooks '12 carried by the conveyor 10.

The enamelware indicated generally at 27 is supported in the usual manneron the pins 23, andtheimproved racks and enamelware supported thereon are preferably continuously transported through the kiln, not shown, by the "continuous conveyor 10.

By-the foregoing'burning rack constructio'n'includin'g a conveyor, 'oneor more interf mediate or suspending members carried by thejconveyor, and one or more rack members carried by the intermediate members, together with the stop meanslimiting relative movement between the rack members and intermediate members, the practical operation of a continuous tunnel kiln for enamelware manufacture is made possible, with closely spaced racks, because by preventing the rack members from swaying endwise or longitudinally with respect to the conveyor, the racks are prevented from striking each other, and

' the ware supported by the rack members "I claim:

the lik -mcludlng a plurallty of interchange- 1 and, t ke n u g a yo f is prevented from slipping off the racks when turning corners, when the speed of the Conveyor is varied, or when the conveyor is started and stopped, it being'understood that any unburned warethat slips on the supporting pins, is rendered unfit for burning.

1. A-rac'k for supporting 'enamelware and able suspending members, and a'plurality of interchangeable rack trays, each suspend- 5 ing membersupporting'one of the rack trays, and each suspending member and its supported racktray includingmeans separably self-engaging with 'the means on the other.

' '2: Arack for supporting enamelware and limiting relative'movementb'etween "bers. i

the like, including a plurality'of interchange able suspending members, a plurality of interchangeable rack trays, and means on each end of each suspending member for selective separable self-engagement with means on an end of a tray.

.3. A rack for supporting enamelware and the like, including a plurality of interchangeable suspendingmembers, a plurality of interchangeable-rack trays, means on each tray forisuspending engagement with an upper suspending member, and means on each tray for supporting engagement with a lower suspendingmember.

4. A rack for supporting enamelware and the like, including a plurality of interchangeable suspending members, and a plurality of interchangeable rack -members, each suspending member supporting a rack member, and each suspending member, and its supported rack member including means separably self-engaging-with the means. on the other, and one of the members including a stop for limitin'grelative movement between the members. r

5. A rack for supporting enamelware and the'like, includingia plnrality of interchangeable suspending members, anda plurality of interchangeable rack members, each suspending' member I includin means separably selfengaging with-'on'e 0 .the rack members.

V 6. A rack for supporting enamelwareand the like, includinga plurality of interchangeable suspending .members, and a plurality of interchangeable rack members, 'each-sus pen'din g member includingmeans separably selffengaging with one ofthe rack members,

. and stop means for limiting relative movement: between the members.

7. A rack for supporting enamelwareand the like, including a pluralityof interchangeable suspending members," and a :plurality of interchangeableirack members, each member .including 'means hsepar'ably *self-engaging with another *member, and stop means for limiting relative movement between :the members.

8. Apparatusffor enamelware manufacture 'andithelikdincluding a conveyor, one or more intermediate members carried by the conveyor, one or more rack members carried by the intermediate members, each member including means separably self-engaging with'another member, and stop means for the mem- 9. Apparatus for enamelware manufacpending members carried by the conveyor,

-. rack members carried by the suspending members each suspending. member including means separabl-y self engaging with another 10. Apparatus for enamelware manufw ture and the like, including a plurality of suspending members, and a plurality of rack members, each suspending member including 3 means separably self-engaging with one of the rack members, and means for limiting relative movement between the members.

HARRY T. BEBE; 

